Allied siege tightens on Homs and Tarhuna near Tripoli
British 8th Army closes toward Tripoli pursuing Rommel's retreating Axis forces. Front reports say Montgomery's wing nears Homs on the coast while the southern wing moves toward Tarhuna inland. Paratroops harass lines as air squadrons pound retreating columns and airfields at Castel Benito. Continuous air and naval bombardment continues as forces press toward Tripoli.
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AIRO
8th
Erwin Rommel
Tunisia
Homs
Tarhuna
Tripoli
Jebel Nefusa
8th Army
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Zliten
Rommel
eighth army
Berlin
Castel Benito
Sicily
Sousse
communiqe
Pour sAined
waurain
Inventor's Wife Talks and a Cowed Lesson in Evidence
A Cranbrook Courier column cautions on claiming damages with firm ground. A California dairy case shows the mistake of testifying a cow kicked you from behind. Australian Mrs John McCarthy of Randwick recounts home explosions from her inventor husband, and the ensuing court martial.
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FL J. S
Cranbrook Courier
California
commission
John McCarthy
Avoca Street
Randwick
Mt. Vesuvius
J. FP. McCarthy
Fte
McCarthy
1032 Japs Wiped Out on Guadalcanal Action
United States navy bulletin reports 1032 Japanese killed over January 13 to 17 during trench and ground actions on Guadalcanal as forces slowly advance to clear Japanese groups from Henderson airfield. It also notes a January 18 bombing of a Japanese cargo vessel at Shortland Island with two hits and a burning ship. one Allied plane failed to return.
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WASHINGTON
Guadalcanal
Solomons
navy department
Shortland Island
Henderson
Farley Predicts Germany Will Fall Before Winter
James A Farley, former head of the U S Democratic party, told reporters in Mexico City today that the Allies will defeat Germany before year’s end. He said, in his view, Germany cannot endure another winter.
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MEXICO CITY
James A Farley
Germany
Democratic party
United States
Probe tanker sinking at Portland dock shocks coast
The maritime commission announced an investigation to determine why the tanker Schenectady broke in two at the Kater Swan Island outfitting dock in Portland Oregon. Officials noted 30 or more tankers of the same design had operated safely at sea.
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WASHINGTON
maritime commission
Schenectady
Kater
Same birthday as new Dutch princess in Washington
Washington January 20. One child of a Netherlands official will celebrate his birthday the same day as a princess of his country. That is the son harmony yesterday to Baron C G W H Van Boetzelaer Netherlands Minister in Washington and Baroness Van Boetzelaer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Netherlands
harm yester
C. G. W. H Van Boetzelaer
Van Boetzelaer
Bay Eleven Nazi Raiders Over London in Daylight Raid
German raid with 25 to 30 fighter bombers reached London causing a brief daylight alert. Six enemy aircraft hit the capital. bombs dropped on two districts and a London school burned. RAF and anti aircraft guns engaged the raiders over Kent and Essex. lunch hour raid marks first daylight alert in three months.
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LONDON
R.A
Britain
Kent
Essex
RAF
England
Germany
Tojo Ill. Diet to Adjourn Jan 27
United States war office reports Premier Hideki Tojo is ill and the Diet will recess until January 27. FCC recorded the Tokyo radio feed relayed from Harbin station. In Illinois, Tom Louderback 19 died from exposure after being parked in a car in Camp Point with Eleanor Bradley 17 and Donald MacMeans 16 found dead from excessive cold.
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NEW YORK
United States office of war
wisat
6Tokyo radio
Hideki Tojo
federal communications commission
Harbin
Manchukuo
QUINCY
Ill
Tom Louderback
Camp Point
Eleanor Bradley
Donald MacMeans
Mrs Roosevelt appeals in Montreal for Russian aid fundraising
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt spoke to about 12000 in Montreal urging support to raise 1 000 000 for starving Russian civilians with food medicine and clothing proving a colorful rally. Prime Minister Mackenzie King Premier Godtout and Russian minister Fedor Guzev attended with Lauritz Melchior performing songs including Russian Thanksgiving.
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MONTREAL
Franklin
Roosevelt
United States
Mrs. Rooseevelt
Mackenzie King
Godtout
Quebec
Fedor Guzev
Canada
Lauritz
Melchior
Metropolitan Opera
New York
Sergio Saxe
French Camel Corps Seizes Gat and Serdeles in Sahara Drive
Allied headquarters report that 3 French camel corps units captured Gat and Serdeles 500 miles south of Tripoli, linking with LeClerc’s Fighting French, and closing in on Gadames. Italian garrison fled Serdeles by air. Axis outposts remain only at Gadames as Tunisian frontier raids continue. US bombers attacked Gadames in a prior raid.
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ALLIED
North Africa
Henri Giraud
French camel corps
Gat
Serdeles
Tripoli
Sahara desert
Gadames
Italan
Tripolitania
Erwin Rommel
camel corps
Jacques LeClerc
Lake Chad
Ubari
Gav
Sahara
Tripol
Giraud
Tunisian
United States
RAF Bombers Hit Burma Front In Lingering Skirmish
New Delhi January 20 RAF bombers and fighters pressed raids across Burma targets near Rathedaung and Padali on Alyab Island as Allied forces push toward Akyab. Japanese resistance remained stout with aerial combat over Padali and Meiktila airfield, but no Allied aircraft losses were reported.
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NEW DELHI
RAF
Burma
Rathedaung
Padali
Alyab Island
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Padal
Meiktila
Coleman Flier Raids Europe
Fit Lt R A Buchan of Vancouver and FO R J Turp of King, Gnt, attacked three railway engines and a signal box in a sweep over France. They belong to 2 squadron led by Sqdn Ldr F H Boulton of Coleman, Alta, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Boulton.
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LONDON
C P Cable
R A Buchan
Vancouver
R. J. Turp
King
Gnt
France
RCAF
Sqdn Ldr
F. H Boulton
Coleman, Alta
Harry Boulton
Coleman
Butter Ration Cut To One Third Pound A Week
Canada cuts butter ration for six weeks to two pounds per person by end of February from three pounds to ease supply during low production. Prices Board aims to stretch two pounds over six weeks, reducing weekly intake to about 5 1/2 ounces. Restoration likely in March if possible.
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UAWA
C.P
Canada
Prices Board
rage
Chilean Senate Backs Break With Axis
In a private session the Chilean senate approved President Juan Antonio Rios' move to break relations with the Axis. Political sources say all major parties Conservative Liberal Radical Socialist Democratic and Communist voted in favor.
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SANTIAGO
senate
Juan Antonio Rios
Axis
Denver Senator seeks ban on horse meat sales
In Denver on January 20 a bill by State Senator Curtis Ritchie of Pueblo would outlaw selling horse meat for human consumption. His campaign slogan is Out here we don't eat em we ride em. The measure targets a practice linked to horse meat markets and aims to tighten food safety standards.
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DENVER
Colo
Curtis Ritchie
Pueblo
Prospects Dim For Steel Peace
Ottawa on January 20 reports dim prospects for a quick settlement of a steel plant strike that has tied up three major Canadian mills. United Steelworkers officials in Ottawa backed a seven point government plan but signaled doubt it would be accepted. The proposal included a potential 10-cent wage floor plus a cost of living bonus. At Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, strikers at Algoma Steel indicated they would seek a settled outcome but offered no agreement.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Canada
United Steelworkers of America
USWA
Sault Ste Marie
Ont
Algoma Steel Corpora
Didn't Fight Too Much Says Girl Of Flynn Attack
In superior court Miss Pegey La Rue Satterlee testifies about a yacht trip with Errol Flynn to Catalina Island in August 1941. She accuses Flynn of two rapes during the cruise, while Flynn faces statutory rape charges from Misa Satterlee and 17 year old Bosty Hansen.
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LOS ANGELES
Pegey La Rue Satterlee
Hollywood
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Misa Satterlee
blond Bosty Hansen
Miss Satterlee
Catalina Island
Buster Wiles
Rose Satterlee
Ette Gray
Sink 13 Enemy Ships In Central Mediterranean
The admiralty announced British forces sank thirteen enemy vessels in the central Mediterranean during the first three days of the week. The Royal Navy suffered no losses. The biggest prize was a roughly 3,000 ton supply ship sunk south of Sardinia, likely carrying ammunition. Additional sinkings occurred off the Tunisian coast and a small gasoline launch was sunk near Lampedusa.
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ONDON
Mediterranean
admiralty
Royal Navy
Sardinia
Tunisian
Lampeduso
Soviets Threaten Big Nazi Base
Soviet forces press two new offensives toward Kharkov and a corridor to Leningrad, claiming Germans unable to hold any front. Red Army reports near Voronezh within 79 miles of Kharkov, with two strongholds south of Leningrad under heavy attack. Golov promoted to colonel general as 60 German divisions mauled and 29 satellite units knocked out. 1,335,000 men affected. Many towns captured and significant enemy casualties reported.
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OSCOW
A.P
Red army
Kharkov
Ukraine
Leningrad
Voronezh
Red Star
Volkhov
GOLIKOV
London
Filip Ivanovich Golskay
Moscow
m monitor
Manych
Cold Wave Grips Midwest With Record Cold Across States
Chicago and many midwestern areas faced extreme subzero temperatures with Minnesota hitting 31 below zero and Des Moines at 18 below while others report 28 below in Bismarck and 12 below in Kansas City. Also noted: Mr and Mrs Alex Jezusko, married since 1939, possess 18,300 pennies weighing 24 pounds, seeking a way to convert them to war bonds.
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CHICAGO
United States
Minnesota
Kansas City
Bismarck
ST LOUIS
Alex Jezusko
British May Bomb Rome
Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons that Britain would bomb Rome as heavily as possible if war conditions require it. He confirmed Rome has military and arms factories and said London was once bombed, suggesting Rome could be an open city. The House cheered as he spoke.
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LONDON
C.P
Rome
Eden
house of commons
Prepare Norse For Invasion
London report states the Norwegian press has been ordered to prepare Norwegians for the possibility of an Allied invasion. Reuters News Agency cited a Stockholm dispatch saying the Swedish Norwegian press bureau relayed the ban on the subject had been lifted for briefing the public.
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LONDON
Reuters
Stockholm
Air Bombers Commissioned as Pilot Officers in RCAF
Ottawa headqu arters announced Tuesday night that air bombers sergeants Eric At kin s Cremona and Frank William Bag shaw from Medicine Hat were recently commissioned pilot officers. Leading aircraftman Alan Beckwith of Edmonton was also commissioned pilot officer.
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RCAF
Eric Atkins
Cremona
Frank William Bag
shaw
Medicine Hst
Alan Beckwith
Edmonton
British troops reach Tripoli suburbs amid unconfirmed Axis claim
News briefs report Axis radio under the name Radio Brazzaville claiming British forces have reached Tripoli suburbs in flames, with no Allied confirmation. Other items note Soviet troops 55 miles south of Voronezh, a storm approaching Lethbridge, Calgary traffic crippled by a winter wire strike, Ralston’s wrist fracture, Currie bruised, and a Nazi bombing killing and missing children in London.
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AXIS
TRIPOLI
LONDON
Reuters News Agency
Radio
Voronezh
LETHBRIDGE
Alerta
CALGARY
C.P
RALSTON
OTTAWA
Defence
George Currie
CoL Currie
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